Title: Unit 1 Intro to AAC Written Test
Course: Alternative & Augmentative Comm (SLPA 210-SLPA 210) > Section: Assessments

Q: AAC can be used to improve ________________________ .
- receptive communication only
- expressive communication only
- receptive and expressive communication
A: receptive and expressive communication
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 5

Q: AAC can be used to ________________________.
- help a person express himself better
- help a person be better organized and participate more in daily activities
- help a person understand communication better
A: (a choice with no text)
Feedback: Binger & Walsh-Kent p. 8

Q: Bliss Symbols are an example of
- low tech aided AAC
- low tech unaided AAC
- high tech aided AAC
- high tech unaided AAC
A: low tech aided AAC

Q: The document that details the abilities that all people should have regarding communication in daily interactions is _________________________.
- the Communication Bill of Rights
- the ASHA SLPA Scope of Practice
- the ASHA Code of Ethics
- the Communicator's Needs Inventory
A: the Communication Bill of Rights

Q: The simple eye gaze system demonstrated in VoiceThread is an example of ________________.
- direct selection
- indirect selection
- scanning
A: direct selection

Q: The motor requirements are greater for:
- direct selection
- indirect selection
A: direct selection

Q: Early intervention with children
- will not involve AAC
- is not recommended because the child's speech is often unintelligible
- often includes the use of AAC
A: often includes the use of AAC
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 23

Q: Highly iconic symbols are more easily learned because
- there is a visual similarity between the symbol and its referent
- the referent is known by most children
- there are fewer similarities between and symbol and its referent, thus limiting any confusion
- the referent is a photograph which is more easily recognized by most individuals
A: there is a visual similarity between the symbol and its referent

Q: AAC is multimodal, meaning
- multiple people can use the same device for communication
- there are multiple ways to use each method for communication
- each mode can be used multiple ways for communication
- it is a combination of various forms of communication
A: it is a combination of various forms of communication
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 18

Q: Which of the following are prerequisites to AAC?
- cause and effect
- direct selection
- picture-symbol discrimination
- attention to task
A: (a choice with no text)

Q: The purpose of AAC is to
- normalize a person's speech.
- help a person learn to read a partner's meaning.
- help a person speak.
- compensate for impairments in expressive communication.
A: compensate for impairments in expressive communication.
Feedback: Bondy & Frost p. 44

Q: Sign language is an example of __________________.
- unaided AAC
- aided AAC
A: unaided AAC

Q: AAC is a system because
- it is usually electronic
- it takes a team effort
- it is not a single device or method
- 2 million Americans are affected
A: it is not a single device or method
Feedback: Bondy & Frost p. 43

Q: AAC is temporary
- only in hospital settings
- with all children who are apraxic
- only until a permanent system can be established
A: (a choice with no text)
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 4

Q: Which of the following is not a type of symbol used in AAC?
- direct selection
- manual gestures
- objects
- line drawings
A: direct selection
Feedback: Bondy & Frost p. 46

Q: Use of AAC in preschool settings is necessary because ______________________.
- a large amount of language development takes place from age 0 to age 5.
- preschool programs are state funded
- preschool programs are federally funded
- students must be competent with an AAC system when entering the K-12 system
A: a large amount of language development takes place from age 0 to age 5.
Feedback: Binger & Walsh-Kent p. 24

Q: When using AAC in schools, the SLP __________________________________.
- works closely with teachers and other providers to ensure that students receive the support they need
- teaches use of the AAC system in a 1:1 environment until use is mastered
- keeps the device at school until use of the device is mastered
- evaluates the student's mobility and seating needs
A: works closely with teachers and other providers to ensure that students receive the support they need

Q: Which of the following is not a likely consideration when choosing messages to include on a communication device display?
- How frequently the message is needed.
- Whether or not the message will assist the client to participate in activities more.
- Whether or not the message will allow the client to participate in social interactions.
- How polite the message is.
A: How polite the message is.

Q: A traumatic brain injury is an example of a congenital disorder that may result in a permanent need for AAC.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: AAC may be useful with individuals who have both developmental and acquired communication disorders.
- True
- False
A: True
Feedback: Binger & Walsh-Kent p. 8.

Q: One purpose of AAC strategies is to enhance message timing and communication rate, so that the message is conveyed in the most effective and efficient manner possible.
- True
- False
A: True
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 49.

Q: According to the Binger & Kent-Walsh text, SLPs working in preschools typically have 3 children with AAC needs on their caseloads.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Alternative means to support or supportive.
- True
- False
A: False
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 3

Q: Augment means replace.
- True
- False
A: False
Feedback: Bondy & Frost p. 44

Q: Children without communication or development disorders usually start to understand words by 9 months of age and begin talking at 1 year.
- True
- False
A: True
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 23

Q: All AAC systems are understood well by communication partners.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: When considering aids used in AAC, we are considering both electronic (high tech) and non-electronic (no tech) means.
- True
- False
A: True
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 10

Q: If a child is going to be successful using in AAC system, everyone who interacts with the child must expect him/her to communicate and must create situations in which communication is needed.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: In hospital settings, some clients have temporary AAC needs.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: In long-term care settings, AAC may be used to improve or support a client's memory.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: iPads are considered to be dedicated electronic devices.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Only certain individuals who have developed a minimum level of cognitive and physical functioning are able to benefit from AAC.
- True
- False
A: False
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 6

Q: PECS is an example of a high-tech AAC system.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: SLPs and SLPAs working in private practice are not likely to work with individuals who have AAC needs.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Individuals with spastic cerebral palsy may not have the motor skills required to access AAC devices, so are usually considered poor candidates for AAC.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: AAC is appropriate for individuals with speech impairments, but is not needed for individuals with language impairments.
- True
- False
A: False
Feedback: Binger & Kent-Walsh p. 5

Q: The use of AAC techniques can prevent behavior problems.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: The use of AAC techniques sometimes interfere with speech development.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: When children are diagnosed with autism, it is better to use a "wait and see" approach to AAC.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: Briefly explain “all people have the right to communicate to the fullest extent possible” as it relates to AAC, and give an example.

Q: Briefly explain “highly iconic symbols are more ‘guessable’ and more easily learned” as it relates to AAC, and give an example.

Q: Briefly explain “there are no prerequisites to using AAC”, and give an example.

Q: Briefly explain the need to use AAC on a temporary basis, and give an example.

Q: Compare and contrast Agumentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT)? How are they related to each other?  How is AAC different from AT?
Feedback: AT - equipment to increase, maintain or improve capabilities of a person with a disability. AAC - communication solution for people with communication disorders; includes some solutions that are not AT Binger & Walsh-Kent p. 6

Q: What are the 4 main purposes for communicating?